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GLOBAL-2

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number
43812
COSPAR ID
2018-099BG
Launched
2018-12-03
site code AFWTR
Orbit
LEO
Constellation

Who

Owner / operatorBlackSky Global
ManufacturerLeoStella LLC (SFLIN/THALES)
CountryUnited States
Catalogue owner codeUS

Orbit

OrbitingEarth
Orbit classLEO
Perigee534 km
Apogee543 km
Inclination97.34°
Period95.4 min
Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 08:39:05
Mean motion15.09339902 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0006418
Inclination97.3416°
Right ascension of node343.789°
Argument of perigee30.7226°
Mean anomaly329.4378°
B* drag term2.4734e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch43,380

Mean elements (OMM) for the SGP4 model, refreshed every 6 hours. They describe the orbit at the epoch shown and drift as time passes, fastest for low orbits.

Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).